Shoes that look better with age...

[braid]

i dont believe the laces are leather

here's a shot of the sole. The bottom of the sole say's "made in Lusitania". I found this surprising thinking they were made in Italy. The inside of the boot say's "Made in EU" and "Rino" below that. Can you make any sense of it?

closeup of the first speedlace

It is interesting as it really isn't a captoe but there is some reinforcement under the toe that gives the illusion of a captoe. I believe the soles are double welted.

[GregNYC]

LL - agree on the captoe bluchers. Which is why one of these days I'm gonna go for the EG Shannon, the best looking Oxford or Bal boot I've ever seen. I found a great photo on SF but that page won't load on my browser, too many photos, and too busy a time.

Braidkid - the sole looks good! Maybe I'll googlize the brand this week...

[dave023]

found these ndc boots during my recent visit to japan.

Braidkid, could you post some pics of your red moon belt in the leather evolution thread:) thank you

[HEWSINATOR]

As for the belt, I do not see "how it works". How does that mechanism hold the belt tight?

[HEWSINATOR]

Nevermind, I just saw in the Recent Purchases thread, very neat. I have never seen that before.

[Chicken]

Chicken, cool, never seen a photo other than the stock photos that look half illustrated. The welt is a bit big, but then that's why there are Brooklands and Villiers and Shannons! My Whites are due in about 2 weeks now....

aha. about a week-and-a-half left now!

[LeicaLad]

I went hunting on SF and found a couple photos of the Shannon. Gawd! Those are jaw droppers. I’ll bet the price is, too! Anyone know what the tag on these is? Yeesh. I don’t think the missus would be too pleased if I start crossing the 1/2k mark on footwear. Sigh. Damn beautiful, tho.

Photo property of TimelessRider on SF

[familyman]

Those are yummy.

[Chicken]

amazing colors. i love how crisp the lace marks are, too.

[GregNYC]

Wow, thanks for the photos! They are more than 1/2 $K. More like 1.2K, if the Edward Green prices at Jay Kos here in NYC are anything to go by. I definitely don't have the permission to go this high - at least not now in my recent shoe-splurge. Maybe down the road.

They are snob-approved too. Since even Manton at SF said he'd be happy if all he had in the way of shoes were "a closet full of Shannons."

[LeicaLad]

Thanks for the quick reality check: $1.2K. Big sigh. Ain't no way. When it hits that price bracket, I'm shopping for persian carpets, not footwear. But ain't they purdy to look at?!?

[aubrgene]

Gorgeous. I've noticed though that most of the shoes being posted here are half-boots.

[skalogre]

I like those EGs. Wish someone made a cheaper knock off, err I mean hommage...

[imightbechad]

some lucky bastard sniped these on Ebay...

sweet, huh? Only ~$140 too.

[GregNYC]

Gorgeous. I've noticed though that most of the shoes being posted here are half-boots.

Do you mean as opposed to regular low-top shoes?

You're exactly right! I've been wearing boots most of my life. So I really appreciate that about this forum, though I can't explain it. Most of the other shoe forums concentrate on regular shoes. Maybe it's the loose connection with workwear that you find with denim.

[mizanation]

some lucky bastard sniped these on Ebay...

sweet, huh? Only ~$140 too.

bananas....

[skalogre]

bananas....

These look a lot like some WW2 era US Army boots I saw at an antiques shop.

[imightbechad]

they are 1940's jump-boots, so that's probably why.

and bananas is right!

chad

[skalogre]

they are 1940's jump-boots, so that's probably why.

and bananas is right!

chad

Good stuff! I'd wear them. I have a pair of similar boots (courtesy of eBay again) but made by RL (of all companies). But they run large. And breaking them in was like a pain-filled soap opera involving wax, oil, water and blisters. BIG blisters.

Please ignore the occassional bits of bird seed and pellets on the floor...

[40ozprophet]

shit. the pair in the front is so nice. how much do they run for?

[skalogre]

shit. the pair in the front is so nice. how much do they run for?

Retail? I am sure FAR too much. IIRC I got them for around IIRC 100-150 from grapevinehill on ebay about a year ago.

[mizanation]

i have a lot of respect for RL, especially RRL. they really do their research when designing their stuff.

[skalogre]

i have a lot of respect for RL, especially RRL. they really do their research when designing their stuff.

You know, I noticed that if you actually dig past the stuff with the logos, all the polo shirts and the assorted trad/prepwear, there are some real gems to be found in the RL empire. Especially with things that don't sell well, like RRL. Some nice old-fashioned military/workwear at excellent prices, for instance, on eBay.

[partytaco]

they are not a hard boot to come by (i'm sure the number of these made is in the hundreds of thousands) and they are fairly common on ebay so keep your eyes peeled.

some lucky bastard sniped these on Ebay...

[Chicken]

^ nice! looks a bit like my herman military boots (or do mine look like them, since mine were made in 1950?).

[imightbechad]

@ partytaco...

agreed. the color and detailing seemed (to me) to be a bit higher quality than normal, not to mention the preservation.

& nice hermans, chicken!

[Chicken]

[Chicken]

@ partytaco...

agreed. the color and detailing seemed (to me) to be a bit higher quality than normal, not to mention the preservation.

& nice hermans, chicken!

i think taco's right, too, because i was able to land my hermans at a really good price and in a great condition. i don't think they are on many people's radars.

[partytaco]

just picked these up. have wanted a pair of these since my girlfriend bought hers a couple months back...

60's Gokey Boots. Made long before Orvis came in and reworked the boot for mass production.

check out http://www.bigfoottrail.com/highland.html for the last of the remaining Gokey trained bootmakers who are still making the original Gokey boot but under their own name.

[partytaco]

haha...so does Free and Easy magazine...I swear it says "we respect RRL" or "we repect ralph lauren" at least 5 times in each copy of the magazine. that magazine needs to move past the RRL worship before it becomes a $15 monthly RRL catalog.

i have a lot of respect for RL, especially RRL. they really do their research when designing their stuff.